The Story of Toilets, Telephones & Other Useful Inventions

by Katie Daynes

THIS GREAT BEGINNING READER COMBINES A DELIGHTFUL STORY WITH EASY-TO-READ TEXT, SPECIALLY WRITTEN BY EXPERTS.

Genres: Science

48 pages, Paperback

First published October 29, 2004

About the author

Katie has been writing non-fiction children's books for almost half her life and loves questioning the world from a child's point of view. She's developed some of Usborne's bestselling series, including the See Inside books and the Lift-the-Flap Questions & Answers series.

Reviews

[Eshtar · Rating 3 out of 5]

While it was a cute way of explaining the invention of things I feel like the author could have used a bit more imagination in explaining things. I also noticed that the author didn't choose to mention in the end that the wheel was created by ancient Babylonians, just that it would have been difficult to move things before the invention. I feel as if she could have given more kudos to the cultures that have been freezing food for centuries more credit than the guy who stumbled upon them and decided to capitalize on the idea. So yeah, it's cute but definitely 3-star material.

[Krisz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not bad, but in the same series of books such as "Stories of Witches". Well, this book is full of dates (when the phone was invented etc.) which is absolutely a mess for a 5-6-yr-old.
And they got Laszlo Biro's name wrong... which makes me wonder about the accuracy of other stuff :(

[Remo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entretenido librito para aprender inglés mientas nos hablan de varios inventos (el retrete, el teléfono, el congelador, la maquinilla desechable...). Entretenido y muy, muy útil para aprender inglés.

[Josh Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book. It tells some fun stories about the histories of some of our more commonly used items and the story of what caused them to be invented. Great entrepreneurial primer.

[Fenco Chen]

Lexile®: 680L, 1732W, 100%, 6y4m

[Tracy · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 6 yr old boy adores the book. It’s one of his favorite!

[Alyssa Martinez · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a great book

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really great books for students interested in inventions, particularly funny ones such as the toilet and frozen foods. The book discusses many of the inventors as well. Along with th etext are some really fun illustrations, with funny captions. However, some of the captions contain some sarcastic language that is appropriate for 4th and 5th graders.

[NewFranklin School · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's about what people used,stuff like toilets, before they were made. This is a history book, good for someone who likes history and humor.

[Brittany · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has funny captions and sarcastic humor! May be more appropriate for a 4th or 5th grader. Very informational on inventions!

[Ishpuneetsingh · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked this book and the uses of the useful invention..

But how did people survive without them and who invented them ..

READ THE STORIES BEHIND THESE LIFE- CHANGING CREATIONS..

[Jann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative.
I think it is a good read for toddlers.

[Ranell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun little non-fiction book for young readers.